The No. 2 Penn State ACHA Division I Icers hit a few speed bumps on their road to success this year, but they were running on all cylinders this weekend.

Everything seemed to come together for the Icers (20-6-2) as they cruised to a pair of convincing wins against No. 20 Delaware (16-17-0) by a count of 6-0 and 6-2 -- marking Penn State's second series sweep since December.

"It was a solid performance," head coach Joe Battista said. "We were disciplined; we moved the puck, and we played great defense."

"Great" may have even been an understatement.

On Friday, the Icers didn't allow a shot for more than nine minutes in the second frame. In the second game, the Blue Hens recorded only one shot in the final period.

"They're playing unreal," Penn State goalie Paul Mammola said.

The defense got off to a slow start on Saturday, but 18 Blue Hen penalties helped ease Penn State's temporary struggle.

"It was just ridiculous," team captain Kevin Jaeger said. "Delaware came out there looking to hurt people."

It seemed the Icers spent more time on power plays than off of them, and Penn State certainly made the most of it. At one point, the Icers seized a two-man advantage after two Delaware penalties were followed by another delayed one.

Freshman Keith Jordan scored his second goal of the game on the play.

"They can complain all they want, but they deserved 95 percent of those [penalties]," Battista said. "There's just no flow to the game when that happens."

The constant penalties and the never-ending stoppages didn't bother Penn State's defense, though -- it still managed to outscore Delaware's offense.

The Icers' defensemen accounted for four of Penn State's 12 goals during the weekend, while Mammola allowed two goals on 32 shots.

Mammola said he didn't "have a stellar" outing between the pipes. Some of his teammates disagreed.

"Paul's been doing it for us," forward Luc Walker said. "In almost every shift, he was out stickhandling. It's almost like having a third defenseman out there."

Mammola recorded his second career shutout on Friday after making 19 saves -- but he did have one close call.

Early in the first period, the puck slid under Mammola's legs and teetered about three inches from the goal line. Luckily for Penn State, Jaeger had enough awareness to knock it away.

"If Jaeger doesn't fish that puck off the goal line, [Mammola] doesn't have a shutout," Battista said.

Penn State handily outshot the opposition by more than 2-to-1. But Jaeger believed if it wasn't for Delaware's goalie, the score could have been a lot more lopsided.

"I thought he played well all weekend," Jaeger said. "I'm just surprised we're not getting more goals.

"We scored 12 goals this weekend, but it still seems like the puck's not bouncing our way much."

Jaeger recorded a goal on Friday to move into second place on Penn State's all-time scoring list. He is currently tied with former teammate Glenn Zuck and is just six goals from passing Lynn Sipe for the all-time lead.

The goal also helped Jaeger achieve another career milestone, as he became one of only six Icers to reach 250 career points.

"I wanna rack up the points; I wanna get the record," he said. "Those are some of my personal goals."